lie still
Example Sentences
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Her baby's head was stuck and she was just told to lie still during labour, which lasted three days.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2025
Try to sit or lie still and remain calm while you await help.
From National Geographic • Aug. 17, 2023
Mendoza’s colleagues in their written statements reported that Churna, even after she was face-down on the ground, continued to squirm and lift her torso despite officers’ repeated commands that she lie still.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023
Shaokat’s secrets are lies of another magnitude from his young daughter’s fiction; another character must learn to stop living a lie; still another will have to acknowledge trauma before being able to tell the truth.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2022
Though she tried to lie still, she was filled with excitement.
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
